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on the fiscal cliff. republicans have been resisting that by announcing the debt ceiling limit will be held on monday, ratchets up the pressure to include the debt ceiling piece in the final package, whatever that may be, but still not clear, carl, there is going to be a final package of any kind. one quick note, we saw the realism. pact in the real world of the debt situation. treasury announcing yesterday it has suspended the sale of state and local government securities, government series securities. so already, they are doing some maneuvering here financially to try to avoid that debtly limit. the treasury secretary says he doesn't know how much wiggle room they are going to have, given that all the fiscal cliff uncertainty is out there. >> eamon, on this idea that the house members get called back with 48 hours' notice. traders are looking for that headline if it happens almost that bleed out there or procedural moment where that is announced, so to speak? >> a good question. i have been in touch wit
on the fiscal cliff. republicans have been resisting that by announcing the debt ceiling limit will be held on monday, ratchets up the pressure to include the debt ceiling piece in the final package, whatever that may be, but still not clear, carl, there is going to be a final package of any kind. one quick note, we saw the realism. pact in the real world of the debt situation. treasury announcing yesterday it has suspended the sale of state and local government securities, government series...
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and the democratic party, but ultimately we go through the fiscal cliff and hold it through the fiscal cliff or over the fiscal cliff, it damages everybody, all spectrums of income, tax brackets. it would hurt the economy. we just don't think that politicians are that dedicated or that adamant on the positions that they hold at least today. so we think we're going to -- in terms of towards the end of the year here, it doesn't look like they're going to repair this thing before new year's day but we do think that what will happen is in january they'll get their act together and we'll get something to go forward. we think the markets will respond positively. >> you do admit that things could get a whole lot worse from a market standpoint before they get better, right? >> if nothing is done, and we just do not feel at this point that knock will be done. we think that investors who are concerned that nothing will be done and the washingtonians will stick to that through the first quarter flat second quarter should be buying puts at this point. from the perspective that we see now, from the
and the democratic party, but ultimately we go through the fiscal cliff and hold it through the fiscal cliff or over the fiscal cliff, it damages everybody, all spectrums of income, tax brackets. it would hurt the economy. we just don't think that politicians are that dedicated or that adamant on the positions that they hold at least today. so we think we're going to -- in terms of towards the end of the year here, it doesn't look like they're going to repair this thing before new year's day...
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the republicans are losing all their leverage if they cave in on the fiscal cliff because they're going to lose the debt ceiling debate. >> we saw a tweet earlier. 30 to 60-day solution. then it was revamped to be a kind of 60 to 90 days. it looked like a 400,000 threshold on the tax side. >> right. >> amt patch, unemployment insurance. now on the amt patch in particular, this is a huge issue because it is a retro liability. >> right. >> these are -- needs to be funded from 2012 moneys. >> right. >> which people haven't set aside. >> right. >> i hate talking leverage because to me this is too important. >> right. >> that is really all that is going on. >> it is exactly right. >> doesn't it change the dynamics there? >> if there is anybody watching cnbc that hasn't been snared by amt i kind of hope you do in a weird sort of way because it is just massively destructive to your capital formation when you're making money. we get snared by amt down here all the time and anybody that is in a self-employed situation always gets snared. without an amt patch, you're going to have a gazillion ame
the republicans are losing all their leverage if they cave in on the fiscal cliff because they're going to lose the debt ceiling debate. >> we saw a tweet earlier. 30 to 60-day solution. then it was revamped to be a kind of 60 to 90 days. it looked like a 400,000 threshold on the tax side. >> right. >> amt patch, unemployment insurance. now on the amt patch in particular, this is a huge issue because it is a retro liability. >> right. >> these are -- needs to be...
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for going over the fiscal cliff? all of them. >>epublicans came to a gun fight with a knife. and probably all of them are going to blame the republicans. listen, taxes are going up. we're just talking about how much taxes go up, and on whom. >> would you -- if you were in the house, and you were one of these guys that got elected in 2010 and then re-elected, a lot of them did get re-elected, and supposedly don't care if they get re-elected again, would you use the debt eagle? once we go through this and the cliff is no longer, would you play hardball with the debt ceiling knowing that you're going to be blamed for that and lose your seat in 2014? >> it would depend on the promises that i made to get elected. what we have is a roomful of people who made promises that probably can't be kept. and they're worried about going home, and giving a speech in a high school auditorium and having somebody stand up in the back and say, hey, you said you wouldn't raise taxes under any circumstances. so that's an impossible promise
for going over the fiscal cliff? all of them. >>epublicans came to a gun fight with a knife. and probably all of them are going to blame the republicans. listen, taxes are going up. we're just talking about how much taxes go up, and on whom. >> would you -- if you were in the house, and you were one of these guys that got elected in 2010 and then re-elected, a lot of them did get re-elected, and supposedly don't care if they get re-elected again, would you use the debt eagle? once...
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compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff is possible. plus find out how soon your paycheck will shrink if we go off the fiscal cliff. we're going to talk to the ceo of a payroll company. "squawk" is back after this short break.'m onna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. [ male announcer ] this decr, r you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only nationa
compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff is possible. plus find out how soon your paycheck will shrink if we go off the fiscal cliff. we're going to talk to the ceo of a payroll company. "squawk" is back after this short break.'m onna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much...
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. >>> fiscal cliff talks heading into the 11th hour. >> u.s. economy is at stake here. >> you cannot pass a bill with just republicans. on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> but will anyone rise above and get it done? a debate from both sides of the aisle. plus guest host jason trennert on the impact for the markets. >> the final details on retail. the winners and losers as last-minute shoppers make one final rush to get the latest deals. >> i got it. i got it. >> the second hour of "squawk box" starts right now. ♪ chestnuts roasting on an open fire. jack frast nipping at your nose. yuletide carols -- >> good morning. welcome to "squawk box" on cnbc. >> love that sweater. that's unbelievable. we've got to fade in and out between the fire and that sweater. >> that's joe kernen, i'm andrew ross sorkin. becky quick is probably happily off at this point. in studios with his,000s on the market and the fiscal cliff this morning, jason trennert. >> that tie. >> he's got the red tie. >> santa tie. >> take a look at the futures, see how this h
. >>> fiscal cliff talks heading into the 11th hour. >> u.s. economy is at stake here. >> you cannot pass a bill with just republicans. on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> but will anyone rise above and get it done? a debate from both sides of the aisle. plus guest host jason trennert on the impact for the markets. >> the final details on retail. the winners and losers as last-minute shoppers make one final rush to get the latest deals. >> i got...
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that's not even part of the fiscal cliff. that's in addition to the fiscal cliff. >>> good morning. we're live at the new york stock exchange. of course the moment we've been waiting for, the senate reconvening as we speak. 11:00 a.m. eastern time. we are waiting to see whether any progress has been made between republican senator mitch mcconnell and vice president joe biden. john harwood has told us they have not only had constructive talks, but talked past midnight, at 6:30 a.m. this morning. markets reacting quite like this, the dow down about 12 points, s&p positive by about three, and the nasdaq up about 15. meantime in hong kong, they are already celebrating the new year. this is a live picture of what's happening on the other side of the planet and that scene will be a lot more familiar to those on the east coast in just a few hours time. meantime just a few hours to go, still no deal on the fiscal cliff. how are the markets going to be impacted heading into the new year? head of research joining us from new york, andrew, happy new year to you. all kinds of predictions becaus
that's not even part of the fiscal cliff. that's in addition to the fiscal cliff. >>> good morning. we're live at the new york stock exchange. of course the moment we've been waiting for, the senate reconvening as we speak. 11:00 a.m. eastern time. we are waiting to see whether any progress has been made between republican senator mitch mcconnell and vice president joe biden. john harwood has told us they have not only had constructive talks, but talked past midnight, at 6:30 a.m. this...
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being up at all with the fiscal cliff really looking like we're -- why wouldn't we head over. you go back to 39.6 on anybody 250 and above and ride in and lower taxes and be a hero. see republicans vote against that. >>> pre-christmas shopping rush wasn't much of a rush at all, at least not the type economists were expecting. a mastercard spending poll reports holiday sales were up .7 of a percent a year ago well below expectations. and we'll get a fresh read also on home prices when the monthly ca case-shiller report comes out at 9:00 eastern and congress thinks it will show 3.7% in prices for october from a year earlier, continued improvement. and netflix customers were hit by a partial holiday outage, some unable to access the service from clrm eve through thursday morning. they should have been spending time with the family around the hearth. >> a lot of people do it around the tv. >> unable to download any "walking dead" episodes during the holiday. netflix says the source of the problem was a server operated by amazon web services unit. ready to blame them. >> always ama
being up at all with the fiscal cliff really looking like we're -- why wouldn't we head over. you go back to 39.6 on anybody 250 and above and ride in and lower taxes and be a hero. see republicans vote against that. >>> pre-christmas shopping rush wasn't much of a rush at all, at least not the type economists were expecting. a mastercard spending poll reports holiday sales were up .7 of a percent a year ago well below expectations. and we'll get a fresh read also on home prices when...
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are skeptical of the desire of the president and democrats to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. >> when i listen to the president i think the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. i think he sees a political victory at the bottom of the cliff. he gets all this additional tax revenue for new programs. he gets to cut the military, which democrats have been calling for for years. and he gets to blame republicans for it. >> and most republicans now looking even past january 1st and seeing the coming fight over raising the debt ceiling after the inauguration as their best chance of pushing president obama and democrats for more budget cuts. >> the big chance for a big deal is that the debt ceiling -- that is when we'll have leverage to turn the country around, prevent it from becoming greece and save social security and medicare. >> as a practical matter no matter what congress and the white house do before the end of the year it is already too late for most employers to accurately withhold taxes from the january pay checks unless there is no change so workers
are skeptical of the desire of the president and democrats to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. >> when i listen to the president i think the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. i think he sees a political victory at the bottom of the cliff. he gets all this additional tax revenue for new programs. he gets to cut the military, which democrats have been calling for for years. and he gets to blame republicans for it. >> and most republicans now looking...